ABD

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The ABD (Abd or Abdülhamid) refers to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1909. The recent headlines likely mention the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf, which has been a point of tension between Iran and the United States. The ABD in this context does not refer to the United States, but rather is a mistranslation or misunderstanding of the Sultan's name.